A slow-moving upper level low pressure system brought unsettled weather to the region. |An extensive plume of Atlantic moisture into the system brought periods of heavy rain.
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The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
A slow-moving upper level low pressure system brought unsettled weather to the region. |An extensive plume of Atlantic moisture into the system brought periods of heavy rain. Several areas that had been very wet from previous rains earlier in the month received additional minor flood problems.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 27, 1:48 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 248 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN STATES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...KEEPING OUR WEATHER UNSETTLED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE MILD FOR LATE SEPTEMBER THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT THEN A COOLING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE THEREAFTER. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... 230 PM UPDATE...CUT OFF UPPER LOW NEAR SOUTH BEND CONTINUES TO BE OUR MAIN WEATHER PLAYER...WITH AN EXTENSIVE PLUME OF MOISTURE COMING UP THE EAST COAST. SATELLITE DERIVED PERCENT OF NORMAL VALUES ARE ABOVE 200% OF NORMAL OVER MOST OF OUR AREA. WHILE WE HAVE SEEN SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THUS FAR ACROSS OUR AREA...IT HAS BEEN BRIEF ENOUGH IN DURATION TO NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. GENERALLY SPEAKING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN IS PRODUCING ABOUT A HALF OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR'S TIME...BUT VALUES BEHIND THE LINE ARE MORE IN THE ORDER OF A TENTH OR TWO AN HOUR. WITH DRIER AIR WORKING IN BEHIND THIS INITIAL SHOT OF RAIN...FEEL FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS LIMITED THE NEXT FEW HOURS IF THE LEADING EDGE CONTINUES TO MOVE AND THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THIS ACTIVITY WILL WEAKEN LATER THIS EVENING AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH RADAR TRENDS ESPECIALLY WATCHING THE SHOWERS/STORMS OVER SOUTHERN PA TO SEE IF THEY LIFT NORTHWARD...AND TO MAKE SURE OUR CURRENT RAINFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AND NOT STALL. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... 230 PM UPDATE...SLOW PROGRESS CONTINUES WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE CUT OFF LOW THROUGH FRIDAY. WE WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP. OCCURRING DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TIME-FRAME. PWATS REMAIN ABOVE A 1 1/4 INCHES SO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBILITY. TEMPS WILL STILL BE MILD THROUGH TOMORROW BUT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST WE WILL BEGIN TO FEEL THE IMPACTS OF THE COOLER AIR ALOFT AS HIGHS MAY BARELY MAKE IT OUT OF THE 50S BY FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... XTNDD PD BEGINS WITH AN UPR LOW DIRECTLY OVER THE FCST AREA. VERY CHILLY AIR AND DEEP MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CLDS AND SCT PCPN INTO SUN. GFS AS USUAL IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE UPR LOW AND HAS IT OPENING AND WELL OFF THE NEW ENG CST 12Z MON...WHILE THE EURO HAS A CLSD LOW OFF CAPE MAY. IN ANYCASE...BELIEVE DRIER AIR WILL BE SLOW TO RETURN LATE SUN INTO MON WITH THE REMAINING COLD AIR OVER REGION. TEMPS THRU THE PD WILL BE WELL BLO NRML. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... SHRT WV SPINS ARND THE OLD UPR LOW IN IL AND BRINGS SHWRS TO THE AREA EARLY IN THE TAF PD...RESULTING IN SPOTTY MVFR CONDS. LEFTOVER MOISTURE OVRNGT...ALONG WITH PTCHS OF PCPN WILL CONT THE MVFR CIIGS AND VSBY AFT 00Z...WITH SOME PLACE LWRG TO IFR OVRNGT WITH MORE STABLE CONDS. MIXING ON WED WILL HELP CIGS AFT 14Z WED...BUT SOME PLACE MAY REMAIN MVFR. AHD OF THE LRG LOPRES...SE WINDS AT LESS THAN 10KTS WILL CONT THRU THE PD. OUTLOOK... WED NGT-SUN...VFR AND OCNL MVFR IN UNSETTLED CONDS IN SCT SHWRS. && .BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...NONE. NY...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...HEDEN NEAR TERM...HEDEN SHORT TERM...HEDEN LONG TERM...DGM AVIATION...DGM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 250 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 NYZ009-015>018-022>024-036-037-044>046-057-062-PAZ040-044-048-072- 281900- NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN- SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-OTSEGO- DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-NORTHERN WAYNE-LACKAWANNA-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- 250 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HEDEN NYZ025-055-056-PAZ038-039-043-047-281900- TOMPKINS-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LUZERNE- 250 PM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH THE SATURATED GROUND COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HEDEN
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.
18 flash flood, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Six homes were isolated, and two homes were surrounded by water on McChord and Harrison Streets.
Interstate 81 was closed in South Abington Township.
There was a water rescue for occupants of a vehicle that fell into a sink hole on Keelersburg Road.
Roads were washed out.
Roads were washed out.
A creek went out of it's bands and crossed the roadway near Northern BLVD.
Water was reported over roads.
Flash flooding occurred along Nescopeck Creek, flooding homes and roads.
Flash flooding of streams impacted numerous roads.
Flash flooding impacted roads in the White Haven area.
The Nescopeck Creek was flooding 25 homes near Drums. The water level was 10 to 12 feet. Water rescues and evacuations took place.
Flash flooding caused a mine subsidence, which collapsed Prospect Street in Drums.
Several roads were flooded in the Back Mountain area.
Several roads were flooded.
Landslides and road washouts occurred in Tunkhannock, falls, Osterhout and Keelersburg.
Route 167 was flooded south of Montrose, near Brooklyn. Some flooding was also reported in Dimock.
Several small streams went out of their banks in many locations across the county.
Several roads were flooded and water went over bridges in Little Meadows.
Isolated street flooding occurred in the city of Scranton. A car was stuck in flood waters at one location.
Dubois Creen went out of it's banks. A bridge was over-topped by water at New York Avenue and Bogart Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, September 2011
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 348991, 348992, 348993, 348994, 348995, 348996, 348997, 348998, 348999, 349000, 349001, 349002, 349003, 349004, 349005, 349006, 349007, 349008, 349009, 349010.